No time for the gym? No problem! Dorri Olds and other busy New Yorkers find fun ways to keep in shape.

By CRISTINA TUDINO for the New York Post

Photo by Rahav Iggy Segev

Dorri Olds, a 50-year-old writer, graphic designer and social-media consultant, works out of her apartment in Chelsea. But even though she has a flexible schedule, she often finds herself trapped behind her computer for 12 hours at a time.

The retired gym rat — and self-proclaimed workaholic — wanted to get exercise back into her daily routine, without returning to the gym. “It just got really exhausting and obsessive,” she says.

So she got a dog, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who forces her to take exercise breaks. “My dog has a built-in clock, and after a few hours he’ll come get my attention and tell me it’s time for a walk,” Olds says. She takes him on three brisk 20-minute walks a day around her neighborhood, and usually goes for an additional longer stroll.

“I was never heavy but I was a little pudgier than I wanted to be. Now Buddy and I strut our stuff while we have a great time exercising together,” Olds says. “And I am able to maintain a healthy weight.”

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